Introduction. Hydatid disease (HD) is an infestation that is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is affected in approximately two-thirds of patients, the lungs in 25%, and other organs in a small proportion. Primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst is extremely rare. The most common complaint is abdominal pain; however, the clinical features of HD may be generally depen...

Renal hemangioma is a rare tumor which can be capillary or cavernous. There have been less than 30 renal capillary hemangioma cases reported in the English literature. Herein we will report a case of renal hemangioma which was detected in a 74-year-old man operated with the impression of urothelial carcinoma of hilum.

To describe a complex case of anomalous kidneys involving right early division renal artery, left accessory bilateral upper polar arteries and extrarenal calyces. This is very rare documented having these four anomalies together. The variations were observed during routine anatomical dissection in male cadaver at department anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute Postgraduate Medical Education & Rese...

Ultrasonography, like any imaging method, entails the risk of errors. From among all means of imaging, it is the most subjective and dependent on the examiner's knowledge and experience. This paper presents the causes of examiner-dependent errors as well as those which result from technical settings and preparation of the patient for the examination. Moreover, the authors discuss the most frequ...

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is an uncommon clinical condition characterized by proliferation of spindle cells, inflammatory cells, and small vessels. IPT has been reported in various anatomical sites, including the orbit, lung, liver, spleen, and so on. IPT of the lymph node is very rare. We recently experienced a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with IPT of the lymph node in the splenic hilar, o...

Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) is a rare primary malignant tumor in which both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements occur. It can occur in many different organs and anatomical locations, such as the skin, thyroid gland, bone, urinary tract, breast, pancreas, liver and other areas. Of them, pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a rare malignant cancer composed of sarcoma and sarcoma-like tumors...

Pancreatic tuberculosis is extremely rare and its clinical and radiological findings are similar to those of pancreatic malignancy. The diagnosis of pancreatic tuberculosis is not usually made prior to surgery. Here, we report a case of pancreatic tuberculosis, presented with abdominal pain and weight loss. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a 62 mm × 32 mm septate solid-cystic mass in t...